Sauceboat
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1754-1755
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 × 19.8 × 9.5 cm (3 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
MarkingsRed anchor
DescriptionChelsea sauceboat, silver shape with lobed rim. Decorated with an exotic red crested and wattled bird perched within a fruiting cherry branch, surrounded by four other exotic birds in flight. The inteior is decorated with a caterpillar, yellow butterfly, ladybird and other insects, within a brown line rim.
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.55.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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